Having seen the start of his second season in the F1 feeder
series blighted by a reccurring electrical issue, the 21-year-old
finally got the results his strong pace has deserved.As the lights
went out, Jolyon made a storming start from his P3 grid position to
lead into Turn 1, making a brave move up the inside of the first
corner to pass pole sitter Stéphane Richelmi.

Richelmi then collided with James Calado leaving Jolyon clear at
the front, while further behind race one winner Johnny Cecotto Jr
spun going up the hill to Casino Square, colliding with at least
seven cars and forcing a three lap safety car period.

Jolyon sat patiently behind the safety car until it came, and
then immediately launched into a 0.6s second lead before stretching
that to 1.8s by the end of the first lap. In clear air, Jolyon
began to increase his lead further over Calado, who was suffering
wing damage from the opening lap incident.

By the halfway stage, his lead had stretched to almost 10s from
second place Max Chilton, after Calado had pitted to repair damage.
Chilton began to close the gap in the closing stages, but Jolyon
remained completely unfazed and in complete control as he claimed
his first, and well deserved, maiden GP2 win at the most glamorous
venue on the motorsport calendar.

Speaking afterwards a delighted Jolyon said: "I got an
awesome start to jump into the lead, and after the safety car I was
able to build a good lead. Then I just managed the gap to Max
Chilton without taking any risks. I have to say a big thank you to
iSport for all their hard work after an unlucky start to the
season. Hopefully now we can carry this momentum through to the
next rounds at Valencia and be fighting at the front
again."